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20 May

Pentagon Funds Major F-35 EW Modernization Under $991M Contract

The US has awarded Lockheed Martin a $991-million contract to deliver 432 modification kits for the F-35 electronic warfare system.

20 May

Americas

Soldiers operate drone-connected edge computing systems during a field exercise focused on tactical AI and resilient mesh networking. Image: Latent AI

Samantha Alexa

Latent AI, RHI Link Up to Deploy Edge AI for Disconnected Tactical Environments

The partnership focuses on distributed AI deployment, edge inference, and resilient networking for disconnected operations.

20 May

Technology

Arkeus’ Hyperspectral Optical Radar (HSOR) system is designed to provide autonomous wide-area ISR sensing across contested environments. Photo: Arkeus

Samantha Alexa

Australian Startup Arkeus Raises $18 Million for AI-Powered Sensing Systems

The Australian startup is scaling AI-driven perception systems for drones, ISR missions, and autonomous military operations.

20 May

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Firm Builds Metamaterial-Based Antennas for Extended RF Range

Notch Technologies is rolling out a new lineup of software-defined antennas that use metamaterial structures to dynamically tune radio frequency signals for drones, ground systems, and other field communications platforms.

20 May

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Airbus to Provide Italy With A330 Tankers Under $1.6B Deal

Italy has awarded Airbus a $1.6 billion contract for the procurement of A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft.

20 May

Air

Six U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon aircraft are parked on the flightline during exercise Sentry South 26-2, Gulfport, Mississippi, Feb. 25, 2026. Sentry South 26-2 is a large force employment exercise focused on major combat operations and joint maritime opportunities in a contested or degraded operational environment. Sentry South 26-2 applies joint and combined warfighting doctrine against realistic and robust enemy integrated threat systems, all while under safe and controlled conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Dylan McCrink)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Grounds T-38 Fleet After Training Jet Crash

The US Air Force has halted activities of its entire T-38 Talon fleet following a crash involving an aircraft assigned to Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi.

20 May

Americas

A Bumblebee V1 drone under manual control intercepts practice targets at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 23, 2026.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Expands Counter-Drone Push With $500M Perennial Autonomy Contract

Perennial Autonomy secured a US military contract worth up to $500 million to support counter-uncrewed aerial system operations.

20 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

DZYNE’s New ‘Blitz’ Drone Goes From Rucksack to Airborne in Two Minutes

A new group 1 unmanned aerial vehicle from DZYNE Technologies features a foldable airframe that fits into an 80-liter rucksack and can be assembled and deployed in under two minutes.

20 May

Americas

Iranian firefighters work to recover the body of an Afghan woman from the ruins of a residential building in Tehran, Iran, on March 27, 2026.

Giulia Bernacchi

Watchdog Warns Pentagon No Longer Equipped to Prevent Civilian Harm

A Pentagon inspector general report says the US military’s civilian harm prevention framework has been severely weakened.

20 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Serbia’s IKA-20-M Drone Now Delivers Sustained Direct Fire From Above With Machine Gun

PR-DC has reworked its IKA-20-M military-grade multicopter platform, unveiling a new variant armed with a 7.62mm machine gun that can fire 250 rounds in a single sortie.

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